They broke up the Bell Stystem in 1982 because it was monopoly. Cost to consumers went down the years following. Big national monopolies are a consumer cost
The Bell system is an inappropriate comparison. It was a monopoly; it was not what @[email protected] is talking about. Corporate monopolies were bad then, and are bad now, which is likely a factor in why New York is doing this.
Yes, but not a monopoly held by private interest who want to milk it for every penny. It would be public and as such much easier to control through democratic means.
should be the case with all of them. If you don’t have two seperate, distinct hookups then there is no competition. And really should be half a dozen options.
I have exactly 1 option of a variety of types. ATT fiber, ATT DSL, Spectrum cable, T-Mobile home service, etc. There is literally no overlap at each level. I suppose you could call that competition but the only ones really competing are ATT and Spectrum, and that’s only been in the last 6 months.
Internet is a utility. We should nationalize it.
Should’ve in like 1999
Is electricity nationalized? No.
They both should be
They broke up the Bell Stystem in 1982 because it was monopoly. Cost to consumers went down the years following. Big national monopolies are a consumer cost
The Bell system is an inappropriate comparison. It was a monopoly; it was not what @[email protected] is talking about. Corporate monopolies were bad then, and are bad now, which is likely a factor in why New York is doing this.
You nationalize any utility and it becomes a monopoly.
Your point? It is not a corporation, which is what Ma Bell was. Fans of “deregulation” seem to miss this key aspect.
WTF
Yes, but not a monopoly held by private interest who want to milk it for every penny. It would be public and as such much easier to control through democratic means.
My town’s municipal power is significantly less expensive than all the national grid/eversource towns surrounding it.
should be the case with all of them. If you don’t have two seperate, distinct hookups then there is no competition. And really should be half a dozen options.
I have exactly 1 option of a variety of types. ATT fiber, ATT DSL, Spectrum cable, T-Mobile home service, etc. There is literally no overlap at each level. I suppose you could call that competition but the only ones really competing are ATT and Spectrum, and that’s only been in the last 6 months.
Good luck with that in trumps America